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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Elvis
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'A look at the life of the legendary rock and roll star, Elvis Presley. '

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Film Criticism and the Grotesque : A Very American Tár & an Oz Elvis Laleen Jayamanne , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , August no. 106 2023;

'Cate Blanchett, the celebrated Australian actor, has recently received several prestigious awards including the Golden Globe for Best Actress, for playing Lydia Tár, the American genius, lesbian conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, in Todd Field’s Tár (2022). However, it failed to win any Oscars in 2023, along with Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022). At first glance though there appears to be no basis for comparing the two films on structural aesthetic grounds, I will demonstrate how one might think the two films together in terms of analysing the crafting of a character type or persona in the script and the related choice of styles of acting to embody it. Critically, Tár was largely a success. But Luhrmann’s Elvis was either loved or vehemently loathed by critics in Australia and internationally too.' (Introduction) 

Oscar Nominated Mandy Walker Ready to Break Stereotypes 2023 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , February 2023;
Why Elvis Should Win the Best Picture Oscar Shaad D'Souza , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 February 2023;
Values of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis : A Carnival Ride Laleen Jayamanne , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January no. 104 2023;

'With just six films over thirty years (1992-2022), Baz Luhrmann and his creative and marital partner Catherin Martin have successfully created their globally marketable brand, BAZMARK, from an Australian production base, with major American studio finance and distribution. Critically, their films, including ELVIS, sharply polarize opinion unfailingly, so much so that now one expects it. Certainly, the director does so, sanguinely. ' (Introduction)

From Cate Blanchett to Baz Luhrmann : Aussiewood at the 80th Golden Globe Awards Andrea Jean Baker , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 12 January 2023;

'Aussiewood sprinkled its star dust at this year’s 80th Golden Globes with five nominations and a fourth acting win for Cate Blanchett, this time her performance as a renowned German conductor in Todd Field’s Tár.'

From Loveland to Blueback : 10 Australian Films to Look Out for in 2022 Luke Buckmaster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 January 2022;

— Review of Loveland Ivan Sen , 2022 single work film/TV ; Three Thousand Years of Longing George Miller , Augusta Gore , 2022 single work film/TV ; Seriously Red Krew Boylan , 2022 single work film/TV ; The Survival of Kindness Rolf De Heer , 2022 single work film/TV ; Blueback Robert Connolly , 2022 single work film/TV ; Gold Anthony Hayes , 2021 single work film/TV ; You Can Go Now Larissa Behrendt , 2022 single work film/TV ; Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV ; The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson Leah Purcell , 2020 single work film/TV
Breakneck Elvis : Baz Luhrmann’s Signature Maximalist Style Jordan Prosser , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 444 2022; (p. 63)

— Review of Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV

'Crafting a biopic is a near-impossible act of curation; of the hundreds of thousands of hours that make up a person’s life, which two and a half will accurately sum up their entire existence? Some recent attempts, like the excellent Steve Jobs (2015) or the Judy Garland biopic Judy (2019), limit their slice of life to a handful of defining moments and allow the viewer to extrapolate from there, essentially opting for quality over quantity – a mantra no one would ever accuse director Baz Luhrmann of adopting.' (Introduction)   

Elvis Review: Baz Luhrmann Brings The King to Life in His Signature Pop Style, with Star Turns from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks Keva York , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2022;

— Review of Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV

'On July 31, 1969, Elvis Presley took to the stage of the International Hotel in Vegas for the first time, still riding the high of his electric 1968 TV special, which had revived his flagging career.' (Introduction)

Baz at His Best Will Rock Oscars Stephen Romei , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 June 2022; (p. 12)

— Review of Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV
Introducing the Reel Elvis David Stratton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25 June 2022; (p. 13)

— Review of Elvis Baz Luhrmann , Craig Pearce , 2022 single work film/TV
Director Baz Luhrmann Andy Hazel (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 18-24 June 2022;

'The film director has never aimed small – and few figures are bigger than Elvis Presley. By Andy Hazel.'

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Is Super-spangly, Explosive, Narratively Unhinged – and an Artistic Triumph Bruce Isaacs , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 June 2022;

'A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again.'

Stars of Elvis Biopic Rock the Red Carpet at Film's Gold Coast Premiere Kimberley Bernard , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2022;

'Queensland's Gold Coast has rolled out the red carpet to Hollywood's A-listers at the Australian premiere of the new Elvis biopic.'

Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and Honouring the 'original Superhero' while Exposing the Dark Heart of the American Dream Luke Goodsell , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2022;

'Elvis: he's everywhere and nowhere, a mononym as familiar as Coke and a cipher as abstract as the clichés he came to (dis)embody. Both the King of Rock 'n' Roll and a costume party punchline, the man born Elvis Presley left the building an icon, his image now so ubiquitous — and for so long — that it's easy to forget how seismically his appearance ruptured the culture in the 50s.'(Introduction)

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Leads 2022 Aacta Award Nominations Sian Cain , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 24 October 2022;

Awards

2023 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) Best Director - Motion Picture
2023 nominated Golden Globe Awards (USA) Best Picture - Drama
2023 nominated Academy Awards Best Picture
2023 nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards Best Film
2022 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Film
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